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Apparatus for driving a medical appliance
Assignee: Aisin Corp
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Filing: 1991-12-30
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2011-12-30
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for driving a medical appliance has a single compressor for generating both the positive and the negative pressures. Positive and negative pressure valves for controlling communication with the atmosphere are connected to the outlet and inlet terminals of the compressor and the outlet and inlet terminals of the compressor are also connected to a positive pressure accumulator and a negative pressure accumulator, respectively. The apparatus has pressure sensors to sense when the pressures in the accumulators reach a set pressure. The apparatus further has a one-way valve in the positive pressure line between the compressor and the valve or in the negative pressure line between the compressor and the valve. The apparatus prohibits the positive and negative pressure valves from being open at the same time.
Inventors
- 👤 Sadahiko Mushika
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:31
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M60/00; A61M60/40; A61M60/424; A61M60/427; A61M60/435; A61M60/10; A61M60/122; A61M60/196; A61M60/43; A61M60/50; A61M60/508; A61M60/538; A61M60/562; A61M60/80; A61M60/855; A61M60/89; A61M60/892; A61M60/126; A61M60/148
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
368 words
An apparatus for driving a medical appliance consisting essentially of: a compressor means for generating a negative pressure at an inlet terminal and a positive pressure at an outlet terminal; a positive pressure accumulating means for accumulating fluid under positive pressure connected to said outlet terminal of said compressor means; a negative pressure accumulating means for accumulating fluid under negative pressure connected to said inlet terminal of said compressor means; a connecting means adapted to connect said medical appliance to said positive and negative pressure accumulating means; switching valve means connected to said positive and negative pressure accumulating means for selectively applying a pressure to said connecting means; positive pressure valve means for controlling positive pressure connected between said outlet terminal of said compressor means and said positive pressure accumulating means; negative pressure valve means for controlling negative pressure connected between said inlet terminal of said compressor means and said negative pressure accumulating means; positive pressure sensing means connected between said outlet terminal of said compressor means and said switching valve means for detecting positive pressure; negative pressure sensing means connected between said inlet terminal of said compressor means and said switching valve means for detecting negative pressure; a single one-way valve means connected between said compressor means and only one of said positive and negative pressure accumulating means for permitting flow only in one direction between said compressor and said only one of said positive and negative pressure accumulating means; operating means for providing operating parameters including predetermined timings and positive and negative pressure set values; and electronic control means connected to said switching valve means and said positive and negative pressure valve means, said sensing means and said operating means for receiving said parameters for opening and closing said switching valve means in accordance with said predetermined timings, for opening and closing said positive and negative pressure valve means in accordance with both said positive and negative pressure set values provided by said operating means to said electronic control means and output signals from said positive and negative pressure sensing means and for prohibiting one of said positive and negative pressure valve means from opening when the other positive or negative pressure valve means is opened.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
368 words
An apparatus for driving a medical appliance consisting essentially of: a compressor means for generating a negative pressure at an inlet terminal and a positive pressure at an outlet terminal; a positive pressure accumulating means for accumulating fluid under positive pressure connected to said outlet terminal of said compressor means; a negative pressure accumulating means for accumulating fluid under negative pressure connected to said inlet terminal of said compressor means; a connecting means adapted to connect said medical appliance to said positive and negative pressure accumulating means; switching valve means connected to said positive and negative pressure accumulating means for selectively applying a pressure to said connecting means; positive pressure valve means for controlling positive pressure connected between said outlet terminal of said compressor means and said positive pressure accumulating means; negative pressure valve means for controlling negative pressure connected between said inlet terminal of said compressor means and said negative pressure accumulating means; positive pressure sensing means connected between said outlet terminal of said compressor means and said switching valve means for detecting positive pressure; negative pressure sensing means connected between said inlet terminal of said compressor means and said switching valve means for detecting negative pressure; a single one-way valve means connected between said compressor means and only one of said positive and negative pressure accumulating means for permitting flow only in one direction between said compressor and said only one of said positive and negative pressure accumulating means; operating means for providing operating parameters including predetermined timings and positive and negative pressure set values; and electronic control means connected to said switching valve means and said positive and negative pressure valve means, said sensing means and said operating means for receiving said parameters for opening and closing said switching valve means in accordance with said predetermined timings, for opening and closing said positive and negative pressure valve means in accordance with both said positive and negative pressure set values provided by said operating means to said electronic control means and output signals from said positive and negative pressure sensing means and for prohibiting one of said positive and negative pressure valve means from opening when the other positive or negative pressure valve means is opened.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
As apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said one-way valve means is connected between said compressor and said positive pressure accumulating means for allowing fluid flow only to said positive pressure accumulator and wherein said electronic control valve means controls the pressure between said compressor and said negative pressure accumulator.
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